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Sunday, December 17, 2017

I mentioned in my last blog post that the past few months have been pretty crazy busy - because of this, I had sort of taken an unintentional brief hiatus from posting here and updating the other pages with new work. So, here are 3 of my recent paintings I posted over on Every Day Original.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Well, the last few months have been a blur, crazy busy with a couple shows at the end of October, and other work outside of that as well. I do have a lot of new work to post - soon! For now, I am posting a few pics from two shows that were at the end of October - IX Arts in PA, and ARC Select: Contemporary Figures exhibit at Rehs Contemporary Gallery in NYC.

Below is a pic of my space at IX Arts, and following that are a few images of some of the paintings that were showing in that space. Then scroll down to see images from the show in NY at Rehs..

at IX Arts

Freya, oil on yupo, 5x7, (sold)

Koa, oil on panel, 5x7 (sold)

Luma, oil on panel, 8x10 (sold)

Mavi, oil on collage on panel, 5x7 (sold)

Below are pics from the exhibition at Rehs Contemporary Galleries in NYC, as well as images of each of the paintings I showed at the exhibition.

my work at Rehs Contemporary Gallery (shot panoramic, so sort of warped here. scroll down to see pics below for better images of the work)

At Rehs Contemporary Gallery with Marc Scheff and Tim Rees. Their work was also in this 6-artist show.

At Rehs Contemporary Gallery with Ron

Harmony In The Ebb And Flow, oil on panel, 16x20"

To Rise Again, oil on panel, 8x10"

Within/Without, oil on panel, 24x18" (sold)

Fiery Mind, oil on panel, 8x10" (sold)

Promise, oil on panel, 18x24"

It was a busy and amazing month! Thanks to all who came out to the shows!

Thursday, September 7, 2017

new painting - Diyana - 5x7" oil on collage mounted on masonite. (Forgot to post this when I'd finished it a week or so ago!) Posted and available on Every Day Original online gallery. To view more info and to see more detail pics, visit the site by clicking the link here >> EveryDayOriginal.com - Diyana by Vanessa Lemen

Diyana thrives by the light of the moon, and wields a magnetic energy, powerful and positive.

Sunday, July 30, 2017

words by Joseph Campbell / painting by Vanessa Lemen(This painting can be seen in ArtOrder's The Journal)

I posted a new article on the Muddy Colors blog // "Let's Be Real: Why Do You Make Art?" // It's essentially about understanding the importance of knowing how to talk about your work. Click the link below to read the article at MuddyColors.com

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Check out the latest episode on One Fantastic Week - Pete Mohrbacher interviews our group from the Lemenaid booth - with Ron Lemen, me, Sean Murray of Gateway, and Eric Wilkerson representing his illustration work. We had 1FW's Sam Flegal with us this year in our Lemenaid booth as well and he brought along some of his work for his Havamal project, but he was unable to make it for the 1FW podcast this week.

I included some of my sketches and experiments I did in the field while in Zion as well as after returning, and some images of some of the environments and textures I'm drawn to when I'm out and about.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Just getting back from adventuring in Zion with our group from Legendeer. I wrote an article about it while I was there, and it's posted on the Muddy Colors blog. Click here: Greetings From Zion! by Vanessa Lemen on Muddy Colors to read more, and for many more awesome photos like this one taken by Mahting Putelis. It was an amazing trip, and I'm coming back inspired and ready to paint!

Sunday, May 7, 2017

I posted an article on the Muddy Colors blog with info and pics demonstrating how I created my recent painting, Avril, and more specifically how I created the abstract marks in the painting.
Click here for the link:A Fusion Of Imprints And Oil Paint on Muddy Colors

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Returning From Within - an article about my recent hibernation spawned by current chaos, and a thanks to all the artists out there who, by sharing their vision, are answering our call out for hope when we might feel lost.“When the noise of the external world is muting the sound of the internal world, our intuition pays the price.”Click here: Returning From Within - MuddyColors.com